1993 Renault 5 Reviews

1993 Renault 5 Campus Prima 1.4 from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Economical and reliable

Faults:

Radiator replaced; otherwise, usual wear and tear only.

General Comments:

Exceptionally reliable.

Used as a hearse for a charity, with the passenger seat removed.

Unfortunately, someone drove into my 14 year-old car and wrote it off. Need another for the charity's work, unless there is a modern car, equally small, equally economical, equally reliable, in which the seats can be laid flat for coffins.

1993 Renault 5 campus prima 1.4 petrol from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Love it to bits. why are they so cheap?

Faults:

Nothing, absolutely nothing! Just amazing.

General Comments:

What a fabulous little car bought by chance. It takes me on a 50 mile round trip each day to university. The 1.4 engine in so small and light a body helps the car feel lively, although it does get harsh if revved. Comfortable, if basic. Quiet and easy to live with. Incredibly cheap to buy.

Points to watch - body corrosion mostly caused by lack of owner care! Look around the bottom of the windows on 3 door cars. Check the leading face of the front inner wings where the bumper is mounted.

I've put waxoil all over the underside of mine and also have removed the rear quarter interior trim to rust proof inside the car below the rear windows. Sounds a bit keen, but why let corrosion prematurely kill off a brilliant and otherwise easy and cheap to maintain machine.

1993 Renault 5 TR 1.4 injection from Netherlands

Summary:

Faults:

The exhaust went, which is only to be expected after 10 years and 120,000 km.

Apart from this, nothing more than regular maintenance items.

General Comments:

This is an excellent little car. It runs at least 17 km to the liter on average, it's very comfortable, and with the 1.4 liter engine it can keep up with other traffic very well. The gearbox handles smoothly, it's roomy and very, very comfortable.

You don't need power steering on this car, as it turns very easily.

The seats are better in the more expensive models, though on short rides they're just fine.

Unfortunately, some parts of the bodywork are rather prone to corrosion, which is the only flaw I can think of.

15th Dec 2005, 14:27

Yes, I bought a 5 campus 1.4 '93 with 35k miles and one owner earlier this year and very cheap - sub £200. What a great car. All small cars should be like this, but are all too often over complex and over weight. I did an mpg check on mine (long run cruising at 65-70) ; 57.5mpg. Just stunning.

1993 Renault 5 Prima 1.4 from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Faults:

Since I've owned it (and I don't want to tempt fate by saying it...) nothing has gone wrong with the car.

General Comments:

This car is great!!

It's my second car - owned a Fiat Cinquecento beforehand, which was good, but a bit too slow.

Wasn't even looking to change car when I came across the Renault - but it was so smart and well priced it seemed rude not to buy it!!

It's a 1.4 - 60bhp (I think), which in a car of this weight is pretty good. I often use a Vectra for work - and the Renault never feels a lot slower than that. (Though I'm sure it is) It overtakes well, and will do 95mph on the motorway. No, sorry - it would never do 95mph on the motorway...officer.

I get about 40mpg as an average, closer to 50mpg on a long run.

The car isn't overly comfortable. Fine for short journeys, but the seats are too soft on long journeys. That said, the ride is very comfortable (for a car designed when flares were last in fashion)

It handles brilliantly - and really can be thrown around back roads (when you learn to hold your nerve through the body roll!)

Incredibly cheap to run. Get this - I had a whole new set of tyres for £79 all in!!

I'm not even going to pretend it's in the same league as a new Clio - but I paid £1100 for this car 18 months ago, it starts first-time-everytime and is a bit of fun.